MOSSTROOPER


Meaning of MOSSTROOPER in English

— mosstroopery , n. — mosstrooping , n. , adj.

/maws"trooh'peuhr, mos"-/ , n.

1. a marauder who operated in the mosses, or bogs, of the border between England and Scotland in the 17th century.

2. any marauder.

[ 1645-55; MOSS + TROOPER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .